Disobeying Orders In Prison

The premise of the film is a revered and distinguished Army general has pled guilty to disobeying orders, from the President. He is sent to a military prison to serve his sentence. General Irwin, meets the warden of the prison, Colonel Winter, who he ultimately discovers is cruel and murderous. Even though the inmates of the prison are criminals, they are also military personnel and still possess a self-respect and discipline. Which is against the warden’s wishes, the General helps institute a rank structure among the inmates and is able to instill a sense of purpose and worth in the inmates. While doing so, the Warden sees what the General is doing and attempts to be stricter and punishes the prisoners that begin showing the general respect.